Darts in hand
- With three darts: treble 17, treble 17, double 20.
- With two darts 142 cannot be finished — the most you can check out in two is 110.
- With one dart only doubles and the bull finish, and 142 is not one of them.
If the first dart misses
Hit the single 17 instead of treble 17 and you are left on 125, which you cannot finish this turn; score sensibly and come back to a double next turn.
The finishing double
The route finishes on double 20. If that dart catches the single instead, the double halves cleanly: double 10, double 5. That is why even doubles are the favourite finishes.
Other ways out
These routes add up too. Players pick between them by the trebles they trust and the double they like to finish on.
- T18 T16 D20treble 18, treble 16, double 20
- T19 T15 D20treble 19, treble 15, double 20
- T20 T14 D20treble 20, treble 14, double 20
Practise on the board
Below is a full leg of 301 against the computer. Score your way down, and when a finish comes up, Hint shows the route the Expert would take.